Tweaking the microbes that populate our skin may be an effective strategy to deter mosquitoes from biting us and thus curb ...

The spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus as well as dengue, Rift Valley fever, and chikungunya, has increased in recent years due to climate change ...

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified in 1947 ... Biology shows that Zika causes metabolic changes in human skin that transform it from a barrier to a magnet for mosquitoes, furthering ...

The Zika virus modifies the chemical composition of human skin, making individuals more attractive to mosquitoes. These ...

Appearance: Bed bug bites can look like small red marks on light skin, or dark spots on darker skin, and often appear as clusters of 3 to 5 bites in a zig-zag or line pattern. Bed bug bites often ...

Zika transmission has been reported in more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries ... causes metabolic changes in human skin that essentially transforms ...

Diethyltoluamide (DEET) is the most common active ingredient in high-powered insect repellents and works by forming a vapour barrier on the skin's surface to deter mosquitoes from landing on the skin.

Then, the team treated human skin explants with Nest1 along with Zika virus to see ... This surprised the team. “Why would a mosquito make something that binds to a human receptor with more affinity ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical ... more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the virus, as well as dengue and chikungunya ...